The significance of press freedom in contemporary society and the
attitudes of governments to freedom of expression and democratic
practices have taken on a new garment since the end of the cold
war. In Africa, a strong awareness of the advantages of a free
press and the inalienable rights of the people, to unfettered
communication has sparked an unstoppable demand for freedom of the
press across the continent. The increase in the number of
independent newspapers, radio and television stations on the one
hand and the frequency of government censorship of press and
arrests of journalists on the other hand are evidence of a
continent at a crossroads.
In this volume, twenty communications scholars examine, from a
variety of perspectives, the past and present developments in
Africa's quest for press freedom. The essays focus on the media in
Anglophone, Arabic speaking, Francophone, and Lusophone Africa,
capturing the inherent problems and benefits-where they exist- of
colonial legacy and the fragility of press freedom in the fledgling
post-colonial administrations bedeviled by underdevelopment and
political instability.
As the essays in this volume reveal, Africa's unquenchable
thirst for freedom of expression continues to play a central part
in the socio-political and economic spheres from Cape Town to Cairo
and from Accra to Dar es Salaam. The authors' analytical approach
to the subject matter provides to a fresh understanding of the
historicity, complexities, difficulties of the mass media on a
continent in search of "a free market place of ideas".
General
| Imprint: |
Africa Research & Publications
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
March 1998 |
| Editors: |
Festus Eribo
• William Jong-Ebot
|
| Dimensions: |
215 x 139 x 29mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
362 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-86543-551-3 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
0-86543-551-0 |
| Barcode: |
9780865435513 |
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